Dr Martin Elia Lomurö the Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Puot Kang Chol the Minister of Petroleum

Dr. Martin Elia Lomurö the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and Puot Kang Chol the Minister of Petroleum statement after RJMEC voting for the two years extension of the Transitional Government
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) today Wednesday 18 September, 2024 convened its 3rd Extraordinary meeting in Juba.
The meeting was convened at the request of the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) for RJMEC members to consider the decision of the Parties to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to extend the Transitional Period of the Peace Agreement for twenty-four months, from 22nd February 2025 to 22nd February 2027.
Article 8.4 of the Revitalised Agreement requires that at least two-thirds of the members consent to an extension of the Agreement, which is 29 of the total 43 members. 34 voted in favour of the extension.
The RJMEC vote now requires ratification by the Transitional National Legislature, according to the constitutional amendment procedures set out in the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011 (as amended).
As the next step, the RJMEC Chairperson will submit the decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council of Ministers to be forwarded to the Transitional National Legislative Assembly for ratification and amendment of the Transitional Constitution.